Summary
With the funding support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, The Salvation Army Ngau Tam Mei Community Development Project organised “Traffic Improvement Plan in Ngau Tam Mei” from September 2022 to January 2023. This programme was co-designed and implemented by older adults, social worker of a non-governmental organization, and The Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies of Lingnan University.
The aim of the programme was to enhance the transport accessibility at Ngau Tam Mei area, which consists of some remote villages in Yuen Long District. The traffic needs of the residents could not be satisfied by the inadequate public transport service. There were only two minibus routes and one bus route available for those remote villages, and lots of residents found it difficult to take public transportation during peak hours.
To enhance the transport accessibility of Ngau Tam Mei area the programme organised older and younger people to set up monitor points at 6 bus stops to record the frequencies of service of public transportation and the number of passengers waiting at 6 site areas during peak hours (7:00-9:30 am) in Oct 2022 and March 2023, and conducted 4 interviews with passengers to understand their needs and concerns. After collecting a vast amount of data, the programme participants created a Traffic Improvement Plan which was submitted to minibus and bus companies for the improvement of the transport accessibility and shared a report with the Yuen Long District Council.
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Key facts
Main target group: Older people in general
Other target group(s): Residents in Ngau Tam Mei areas
Sector(s): Transportation
Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs
- Accessibility
- Intergenerational activities
- Participation